Jeremiah 38:16-18

Lexham English Bible

¹⁶ So Zedekiah the king swore to Jeremiah in secret, saying,^[a] “As Yahweh lives,^[b] who has made for us this life, I will not kill you and I will not give you into the hand of these men who are seeking your life.”

¹⁷ Then Jeremiah said to Zedekiah, “Thus says Yahweh, the God of hosts, the God of Israel, ‘If only you will go surrender to the officials of the king of Babylon, then you^[c] will live, and this city will not be burned with fire, and you will live, you and your house. ¹⁸ But if you do not go surrender to the officials of the king of Babylon, then this city will be given into the hand of the Chaldeans, and they will burn it with fire, and you will not escape from their hand.’”